SALTHILL SOLICITOR CONTESTS PENALTY FOR DISHONESTY

Date Published: 02-Dec-2008

A Salthill solicitor is contesting his penalty over what the president of the High Court described as "dishonesty" towards another member of the profession.Mr Justice Richard Johnson said solicitor Laurence O'Connor had pleaded guilty to dishonesty towards another solicitor by saying legal work had been done when it had not been.According to today's Irish Times the matter has been adjourned for a week to allow the Law Society consider proposals put forward by Mr O'Connor.